NOVATO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- Dec 21, 2009 --
Just in time for the holidays, IMSI/Design,
maker of the #1 best-selling CAD in retail and the market's leading
alternative to AutoCAD LT®, announced today it is releasing DoubleCAD
XT Pro v2.

Of merit, Version 2 is being released in the same calendar year as Version
1 due to a rapid development pace that is unique among major CAD vendors.

"We continue to pour through customer feedback and AutoCAD user groups'
wish lists to include features we know AutoCAD users are anxious for,"
stated Royal Farros, CEO of IMSI/Design. "There's no doubt DoubleCAD XT
Pro is an appreciated alternative to AutoCAD LT... and a great choice for
AutoCAD users just looking for optimized 2D CAD."

Based on IMSI/Design's award-winning CAD code with over two million copies
sold worldwide, DoubleCAD XT Pro v2 works like AutoCAD LT but goes beyond
with a host of new features and enhancements, including:

Additionally, DoubleCAD XT Pro v2 can be customized and extended via a new
Software Developers Kit (SDK), allowing you to create powerful tools,
scripts, and even commercial applications that can run with DoubleCAD XT
Pro.

"We believe DoubleCAD XT Pro delivers twice the 2D CAD power of AutoCAD LT
for about half the price... something we know AutoCAD shops also appreciate
during these difficult economic times," added Farros.

About DoubleCAD XT PRO v2

DoubleCAD XT Pro is an AutoCAD LT work-alike that goes beyond AutoCAD
LT in terms of 2D CAD capabilities, especially in the area of drafting and
detailing. Most significantly, DoubleCAD XT Pro includes a powerful and
innovative Drafting Palette that expedites the drafting-to-detailing
process by creating fully associative, 2D views and hatched sections (even
from xrefs) from 3D models. Other unique features include geometric and
pattern constraints (lightning-fast "what if" design scenarios), drawing
compare, hatch pattern creator, a range of intelligent (parametric)
architectural objects, design director, and parametric parts manager, as
well as self-healing walls, self-aligning blocks, advanced handle-based
editing, snap prioritization, transparent fills, draw order by layer, hide
objects regardless of layer, ability to imbed image files, revision cloud,
batch file conversion, smart dimensions, and viewport exploding. DoubleCAD
XT Pro also has a number of useful 2D CAD tools not found in AutoCAD LT or
AutoCAD, including special line, arc, and circle tools, as well as
multiline, bezier curves, fixed ratio ellipses, and bisector line tools.
The product has a fully customizable interface and includes one of the
widest varieties of file filters in the CAD industry, including support for
.DWG (AutoCAD R14 to 2009), .SKP, .DAE (Collada), .SAT, .3DS, .OBJ, .IGS,
.STEP, and more. DoubleCAD XT Pro includes premium customer support and is
$695 ($195 for upgrade from v1). For more information, visit
http://www.DoubleCAD.com. Visit user forums at
http://forums.DoubleCAD.com.

DoubleCAD XT is a free AutoCAD LT work-alike that also contains many
new, innovative features such as self-healing walls, self-aligning blocks,
modern handle-based editing, snap prioritization, brush editor, and smart
dimensions. DoubleCAD XT is free for commercial and personal use and was
awarded 5-stars from the CNET review editors (CNET's highest rating). For
more information, visit
http://www.DoubleCAD.com. Visit user forums at
http://forums.DoubleCAD.com.

About IMSI/Design

IMSI/Design is the global leader in retail CAD (Computer Aided Design).
With over 15 million products sold since 1988, IMSI/Design products include
the award-winning TurboCAD®, TurboFLOORPLAN, DesignCAD, and
IDX® Renditioner families of precision design applications. Please visit
www.IMSIdesign.com for more information.